Katydid (Macroscirtus kekeunoui) Case Study

GEF Grant 240536126
Invertebrate

Continent: Africa

Country: Cameroon

Grant Amount: $3,000

Awarded Date: January 14, 2025

Simeu Noutchom Alain

University of Yaounde 1


Ngoa-Ekellé

Yaoundé

Cameroon

+237

Cameroon

Tel: +23777251197

Mob:

Awareness-raising campaign against bushfires, the greatest threat to the Mpem & Djim National Park's loss of biodiversity in dry season

This awareness campaign will aim at changing the local belief on bushfire practices in order to reduce threats and losses that face, particularly Macroscirtus kekeunoui and generally the biodiversity in the dry season. In fact, these bushfires in the park are mainly of human origin during the long dry season, between January and March each year. In lack of grazing, the shepherds set fires to replenish the young shoots for grazing. Moreover, the local population, agricultural practices of burning during the dry season to prepare for the agricultural season with the turn of the rains in March. It is therefore important to encourage farmers to adopt more environmentally friendly practices that can help prevent fires. Possible alternatives include the use of agroforestry techniques, which preserve plant cover; crop rotation to avoid soil depletion; or the establishment of firebreaks to limit the spread of fire in the event of a fire. On the other hand, it is important that during the dry season, shepherds in search of pastures move to watering holes to water and feed their herds. Moving herds between different pastures from one season to another is a traditional form of pasture rotation.

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This grant is funded as part of our Fonseca Leadership Program which was established by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). This fund supports young conservationists from developing countries.

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